Because of this, it is entirely unintelligible, even with phrases that are clearly discerned in other games. Most later titles use the Japanese voice synthesizer across languages, resulting in Animalese sounding less intelligible in other languages compared to Animal Crossing.Īnimalese in Wild World does not appear to be a proper voice synthesis, instead matching each letter to a random syllable. The international releases of Animal Crossing reprogrammed the voice synthesizer based around the intricacies of Western languages, allowing for clearer pronunciation than in most later entries the voices used are additionally pitched down compared to Doubutsu no Mori and the Japanese version of Animal Crossing, a change that is reverted from Wild World onwards. In Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: New Leaf, it is spoken very quickly, while in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, it is spoken slightly more slowly. The sound of Animalese differs slightly in each game. In addition, a villager's mood can affect their voice happy villagers will speak in a higher pitch, while sad or angry villagers will have a lower one. If text is quickly scrolled, the Animalese also speeds up, sounding more high-pitched. When numbers are spoken, they are pronounced clearly and legibly, similar to the sounds heard when writing a letter.Īnimals that work in the town ( Isabelle, Tom Nook, etc.) and traveling visitors ( Gracie, Wendell, etc.) have distinct pitches to their Animalese. While much of Animalese is unintelligible, recurring phrases can be discerned, such as villager catchphrases and laughter. (For instance, 'Animal Crossing' in English would be pronounced 'Ah-n-ih-m-ah-l c-r-o-s-s-ih-n-g'.) In the Japanese versions, each kana syllable is matched with its proper sound, making it somewhat more legible to a Japanese speaker than the international versions. Generally, each letter spoken is matched and synthesized with the basic sound of the letter in the language being played in, leading to mispronunciation of some words. Animalese is the default language the NPCs in the Animal Crossing series speak.

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